Chapter 4: Consciousness Flashcards
state where there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness
altered state
a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24-hour period
cardiac rhythms
restful stage; rapid eye movement; muscle paralysis; story like dreams
REM
can’t move in your sleep
paralysis
acting out a dream, no muscle paralysis; in REM
REM behavior disorder
spend more time in REM; sleep deprived and physically exhausted
REM rebound
episode of moving around or walking around in your sleep; slow waves; repeated behavior
sleep walking
experiences extreme fear and screams or runs around during sleep
night terrors
what sleeping disorder is the inability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get good quality of sleep
insomnia
Which sleep disorder is when person stops breathing for nearly half a minute or more
sleep apnea
which sleep disorder is where a person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning
narcolepsy
which idea is seen as dreams are from the unconscious mind and that they are a safe place to live out urges
freudian idea
which idea is seen as dreams that are created in the higher centers of the cortex; brain gets bored
activation synthesis hypothesis
state of unconscious in which the person is susceptible to suggestions
hypnosis
which dependence is where you don’t feel like yourself if you can’t have it
psychological dependence
what dependence is when you have physical withdrawals
physical dependence
which psychoactive drug speed up nervous system
stimulants
which stimulant is very strong
amphetamines
which stimulant affects your blood pressue
nicotine
which stimulant is natural
cocaine
which stimulant is very addictive
caffeine
which psychoactive drugs slows the nervous system down
depressants
which depressant is a sleeping pill
barbiturates
which depressant is an anti anxiety
benzodiazepines
which depressant is pain pills
narcotics
which psychoactive drug is not physically addictive
hallucinogens
which hallucinogens is a powerful synthetic
LSD
which hallucinogen is a synthesized drug
PCP
which hallucinogen kills neurons that use serotonin
MDMA
which hallucinogen is mild
marijuana
when we have been sleep deprived and are finally able to get a full night’s rest we will often times double the amount of time we spend in REM. what is this called
REM rebound
what hallucinogen is the main ingredient in Ecstasy
MDMA
T or F everyone can be hypnotized
false
T or F a person can die from alcohol withdrawals
true
according to freud we dream to
play out sexual and aggressive urges hidden in our unconscious
which sleep disorder is characterized by an inability to fall asleep or stay asleep
insomnia
night terrors are more common in which group in the population
young boys
the main difference between physical and psychological dependence is what
physical withdrawals
xanax, valiam and klonopin are examples of which drug category?
benzodiazepines
the world’s most commonly used substance is
caffeine
